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4/24/2024
Class Is employed 122,941 workers in the United States in March, a 0.35% decrease from February 2024’s count but a 1.88% year-over-year increase, according to Surface Transportation Board data.
Three of six employment categories registered increases between February and March. They were: maintenance of way and structures, up 0.4% to 28,891 workers; transportation (other than train and engine), up 0.1% to 4,933; and transportation (train and engine), up 0.08% to 52,910.
Categories that posted February-to-March decreases were professional and administrative, -1.9% to 10,247 employees; maintenance of equipment and stores, -1.88% to 17,889; and executives, officials and staff assistants, -0.74 to 8,071.
Year over year, four categories logged employment gains. They were: transportation (train and engine) at 3.64%; professional and administrative, 1.75%; transportation (other than train and engine), 1.11%; and maintenance of way and structures, 0.96%.
Categories that registered year-over-year decreases in March were executives, officials and staff assistants, -0.93%; and maintenance of equipment and stores, -0.08%.